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why do you love books so much?’ “And I said, ‘Well, I don’t know.’” She’s animated, almost girlish now: “‘I suppose I love them because they’re quiet, and I can take them to the park.’”
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Happy Birthday to You!
― Happy Birthday to You!
“Each of us, when our day's work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster à la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.”
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“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive.
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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Charmaine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Charmaine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
868 books
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42 friends
11 books
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5 friends
1,007 books
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3 friends
303 books
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18 friends
478 books
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47 friends
796 books
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40 friends
619 books
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15 friends
49 books
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1,598 friends
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